Naslov
Genetics of restored population of Griffon vulture Gyps fulvus in Europe and in France

Autori
Le Gouar, P ; Rigal, F ; Boisselier-Dubayče, M.C. ; Samadi, S ; Arthur, C ; Choisy, J.P ; Hatzofe, O ; Henriquet, S ; Lecuyer, P ; Tessier, C ; Sušić, Goran ; Sarrazin F.

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Poglavlja u knjigama, znanstveni

Knjiga
Conservation and Management of Vulture Populations

Urednik/ci
Houston D.C ; Piper S.E

Izdavač
Natural History Museum ; WWF Greece

Grad
Solun

Godina
2006

Raspon stranica
116-126

ISBN
960-367-023-5

Ključne riječi
Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus; Population genetics

Sažetak
Conservation actions and reintroduction programmes have been carried out to restore viable populations of Griffon Vulture in the South of France. Demographic and genetic studies were run to assess and understand the success of these programmes. In this paper, we focus on the genetics of these restored populations. Using micro-satellite markers, we investigated genetic diversity and structure of three native colonies that were spatially fragmented around the Mediterranean basin. We then assessed the genetic characteristics of four founder groups of reintroduction programs, and two settled reintroduced colonies in France. We showed that genetic diversity is preserved in the reintroduced colonies, probably because of high immigration rates of Pyrenean or Spanish individuals. We thus confirm that settled reintroduction has been a success from the genetic point of view. Finally, we highlighted a non-invasive method to genetically tag Griffon Vultures, which brings new prospects for monitoring and behavioural studies. Preliminary results on intra-population spatial structure, foraging behaviour and mating system are also presented.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Biologija

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